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underdot

underdot noun: a dot placed below a letter, as a diacritical mark.

Noun

underdot (plural underdots)

  1. A dot placed below a letter, as a diacritical mark.
    • a with underdot = ạ

Verb

underdot (third-person singular simple present underdots, present participle underdotting, simple past and past participle underdotted)

  1. (transitive) To place a dot below (a letter), as a diacritical mark.

underdot meaning in Punjabi and Vietnamese

underdot in Punjabi

diacritical mark
ਨੁਕਤਾ nuktā

underdot in Vietnamese

diacritical mark
dấu nặng

Antonyms of underdot

Forms of underdot

Noun
pluralunderdots
Verb
third-person singular presentunderdots
present participleunderdotting
past participleunderdotted
pastunderdotted

Origin of underdot

From under- + dot.

Questions about underdot

What does underdot mean?
Underdot means a dot placed below a letter, as a diacritical mark.
What is underdot in Punjabi?
Underdot in Punjabi is ਨੁਕਤਾ (nuktā). See Underdot meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is underdot?
Underdot can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of underdot?
The plural of underdot is underdots.

Words near underdot in the dictionary

  1. underdosages
  2. underdose
  3. underdosed
  4. underdoses
  5. underdosing
  6. underdot
  7. underdots
  8. Underdown
  9. Underdowns
  10. underdraft
  11. underdrafts

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